1-800-Starship

1-800-Starship, Book 1

By: J.N. Chaney

Narrated by: Tom Taylorson

CALL NOW. BECOME A NOVA SLINGER TODAY.

Those are the words Mark Allen reads inside an old 80s comic book buried in the back of his uncle's retro arcade. Between playing Galaga and Pac-Man, he decides to pick up the phone and give it a call, only to discover that the number still works.

It doesn't take long before an old man shows up at his doorstep, dressed in strange clothes, driving a Delorean, and calling himself "The Recruiter." Mark thinks he's won a prize from some old contest…but the reality is far stranger.

The old man has come to take Mark to a faraway space station—to train him for an impossible fight against an enemy that threatens everything. Because, as it turns out, the comic book is real. And so is the war.

Now, Mark enters a galaxy full of countless species and alien cultures, and each of them has somehow heard of Pretty in Pink, The Goonies, and Star Wars. When and how did Earth's culture find its way to the rest of the galaxy? And why did it all stop in the late 1980s?

Adventure is calling. Join the fight and save the universe today!

From the author of the Backyard Starship series comes a brand new adventure filled with aliens, arcades, and starships. Thrilling, insanely fun, and full of engrossing characters, 1-800-Starship keeps its eyes on the future and its heart in the past.

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Fun story

I enjoyed the simple premise. There were some moments where the science part of the science fiction wavered a little but overall quite a good easy listen.

Fun ride

Well written great sci-fi. Go rest start to a new series. Really enjoyed it. If you like 80s nostalgia this is for you

Good story overall.

I didn't like the start, thought I was listening to the last starfighter at first. Took a few chapters, but it finally became it's own book

Solid First Entry

This seems promising, but it’s a bit too teen demographic for me. It was good to hear the voice actor for the male Ryder in Mass Effect Andromeda get to shine in a new SciFi story. Recommend.

such an immersive world

A great blend of past and future, this really grabs you and doesn't let go. The world building was perfect, and the characters are ones you want to root for. highly recommend.